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SAlS FORCES
BEST IN THE WORLD
Surgeon Declares They Stir
V pass Any Army That Has
Entered War
ONLY FIT MEN TAKEN
Rigid tixaminntiou to Weed Out
Tbo-c Incapable of Slniiding
Strain of Rattle
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America- plan of deluding' tti unfit
In the cintoninonts will rave the nation
linudrects of thoimtids of dollar of
otliernl6 wnMeil money fop feedltiR.
uiilformlns; nnil trnrwportlnK to Europe
draftees who would be certain to break
don under the. strain of trench war
fare. "It was to be espcrted." be raid,
"that the drastln readjustment In the
lle of tent of thousand of men
brought about by tho sclect'.e sen lee
jyitent would create many problem
which the Government baa been wife
enouRh to foresee and prolde for. It
la aMcnlahlnir, however, and a fine trlb.
ute (o the patriotism of our men that
they have adjusted tlienele rapidly
and willingly lo th new jondltloti lm
poed upon them."
lie Hied the rjse of a sullen waiter
at nn odlcers' mf who became a Rood
soldier when be was relieved of menial
duty. Then It was found the man had
moed In a higher order of sorletj' th.ni
the odlcers be hitl waited upon
.MLntle flly. N. J., Mav 10.
FIslitlnK forces which Untie Sam Is
dispatching airora &ea to whip the ,
Kaiser turpass In point of Intelligence j .x-.-- . minrwrk 111 1 HI
ind mental ttamlna a,. army that eer (JlMM ANDfcikK llKAli.
Uent Into HCtlon since the war began. VVlUlUmilUUll Ulirilll.
Major llraemcn Hammond, I novvn the
"nlit nicker" of the National Army, li
tcrted before the American Neurological
Asroclatlon today.
Since the draft went Into effect no few.
tr than 14,000 men have hren rejected
for mental and nervous diseases alone.
Keglnients have been tombed again and
galn. Major Hammond said:
"Rasing my opinion upon the exami
nation of soiie 77,000 koldlerf, Iniludliig
VII the rnMltla In New York cits, the
famous Rainbow Dlvlon at Camp Mills
nd tho troops at Camp Upton. 1 feel
kafe In sajlng that the army the United
States Is dispatching across the seas
Mil be of a high order mentally and less
liable to collapse from o nervous stand
BOYS FROM "LITTLE PENN" SERENADE THE LEDGERS
t -s- r-w w-v'?mKV!r!attj?t!sxmismw
" Jt " W'WJQSflOM VsJW'
WILMINGTON RIVETERS
SCORE 308.-1 IN 9 HOURS
point than the soldiers In any othei army
111. word has ever produced
"Our men have been examined upon
their arrival at cantonments by a com
pletely organized corpi of trained ol
Icrvers. Not content with this first ex
amination, tho lcjrltiient nave been
tombed again and again, with the result
that those who Imc pafed arc ncccs
larlly of a higher order of Intelligence
ml fighting capae'ly than any similar
torce that ever haa been assembled.
' t have not believed In excluding from
the army all men who are mentally de-
Relent. If a man Is Intelligent enough
to learn Mi drills. Is amenablo to dls-
Inline and Is not mentally unstable, I
lllow h'm lo crvc But If, on the tin-
trar, he cannot lcirn his drills and
has not Intelligence enough to drill nml
6bey orders, then he Is not (It to bo n
soldier. You can teach a dog not tu
Iteal a pices it meat, but jou tan't
teach him It Is wrong
"There are many men who ar3 un
educated and lack Intelligence and tan
not read or write and et who are -.0
GOVERNMENT URGED
King's Daughters Would Seize
Supply Held by Breweries
lo Consene Food
hut the
"Prajer will win the war
elimination of booze will help'
This was the itlltud tal en todi bv
tho delegates lo the fou'th blennl.il con
vention of the Intel nation 1 order of
the Klng'i Daughter and Soil" In lletti
lehem I'reidijterl.in Church, Hinad nnd
Diamond Hrect The delfgatCT are
from the United Stntes nnil Canada nnd .
number Ifin, all but one being women
That the Unvcnmcnt should torn-'
mandeer all the grain from the brew
eries a a food conervat'oti measure
and that President Wilson will be pe
titioned to do by members of the
older, was the declaration of the general
secretary, vllss Clara Morehouse
"The greatest patriotic service we can '
give tndav Is to serve Cod faithfully"!
aid Mrs R 1, McUirln We have to I
depend on the strength of Cod to win
this war. and not on our ami"
Mi rt observance cf Sundav and a
general ' stiengthenlng of soul' wcie
preented as factors In winning Cod's!
aid In the war Mr C A Menel. pro!,
dent of the New Jet sec brain h, asked
"Are we anv more readv for the second
coming of I'hrlst than were the Jew fnt
III first coining"" She anvercd her
8
Ainerlmn Miipvvnrokers' IterorH Rils
Hrillsli llgures for Hel
Di Total
The first teini to bat In the Amerl
tan Inning of the International riveting
contest drovo out what look to be a
home run
A record of an average of live and a
fraction snap rivets a minute foi nine
I hours gave a gang at the Harlan plant
of the Rethleheni Shipbuilding Cotpo
ration, at Wilmington, a total of no5
ilvets for It div's vcorlt
Till Is believed to be the leinrd to
date In this country Admiral Rovvles
said that the bst record of which he
ha anv knowledge wa that made by
Ctnrlos Shock, at the Halllnioie Ship
building and lir.v clock Yard He diovc
S7:n rivets In nine hours
The IhiglWi record of 4267 rivet In
nine hour I caulng some ainnrement
In thi country Admiral Howies ex
prestcd great surprise
"I cannot Imagine how the l.ngllsh
reioril was made," he raid
TWENTY KNOWN DEAD
IN WESTERN TORNADO
Greatest Lobs of Life in Iowa.
Fatalities Also in Illinois
and Indiana
iit.Vii.ii
i m .isi mW
nilhltl'l.'Xnrth,.M.Vi4!l!
tliea IL Ootds Muiilclnat Ilo
tile W. Van. Arsdale. K20 Chaw '
May Johnson, 1700 Arch utreeLi
Mordell. 416 lldy venut?Hf
Haddller. 657 ooth nieventh , 1
Jeannette Cooper, 31(9 Cml
street: I.llllsn Al, Taube. 2ZIS
Thirteenth street; Katharine JX.
Fisher's Station. Iogan : Sarah ,
Selah. SSO lUst Allechenv avenue1
H. I'orH. 2018 Nicholas stret!Me
I). Sweeney. S22 North KlfhtJ
street, and Rlitabctb B. Oolr, BIS
uric avenue i v
I hleagn. M) 10.
Twent known dead, hundred Injured ,
nnd propert.v damage estimated Into the '
hundreds of thousand came In the wake
today of the tornado which swept across '
Iowa, Illinois and northern Indiana jes
tcrday afternoon nnd last night.
Inwa was tho heaviest hit bv the
-.torni, the known dead In tho llawkcje
State being eleven. Seven are reported
killed In central llllnol and one In Chi-
cMgn Wire leading In the stricken dis
trict In Iowa are clown, and It I feared
1IAWI.1 -" III. 1(11 . II,' P11..I IB....
The gang that made the new retord when more report tome In nf the storm s
lit the llnrlin plant ton-Msted of ltlll work the tt-ith I ct will be ljiiger. 1 e-
Kovlokl. riveter, Andrew lo;icnM
holder-on William Ahton, learner:
Clarence Donovan healer bov nnd
Ralph Henv, paFscr boj
U. S. TO SUPERVISE
PLEASURE RESORTS
Federal jrcnl
Uliji'i'iionable Features at
Summer Park
lief parties hive been liurilrd to thede-
vatated districts. t
The clend 11 iep"Hed today bio us
follows
New I lampion la folio. Nashua, la,,
iwo. Clamar. la. foui , I'lalnfleld, la,
me Teuton. Ill two, I'lanklln, III.,
three, Kewnnee. Ill, two, 1 hlcagu, one;
I II inimond, one
I'roni lies Molile. la camo tepoit
Ismail village were wiped nut, Itepub-
I'e I'enarock and rtalnfleM arc cut off
fioni the ouls'de world, and the fate of
the nconle and tow 11 I unknown North-
hlmillMllll" ,,"' "f N'',w Hampton about llfty farm-
C-ljulnnilii u,r. ttevfrm Oil
T MLMCII'AI, MRSKS
FOR RURKAU OF HKAi.TIl
I'liiUilclpliifl olilirr, incnilicr- of the al'illi Infantrv llepiinrnl al (.amp Me.ulc, wlin arc in lln cih a par
tiiipantu in tlic enlcrlninment lieins piven at the Ac ailetnv of Muic for llie licncflt of llie reginicnl's allilclii
fiillil, marc lied In Sixth anil Cliojlnut slreel at nnon tnclav and trcaled the l.eilprr. to -nine rollicking band
nili'ii.
AMERICAN WOMAN FACES STORM ! WOMEN MOBILIZE
TO SUCCOR DYING ITALIAN CHiLl)! FOR PLEDGE DRfVE
lnet gallon of all sunmiei pctk and
plcaeute tesorts l being made by agents
of the l'cderal Covcrnmcnt
lhcv will eliminate any feature which
would he detrimental to men In the
mllitprv service,
'I hue making the Invcstlg-vtlon are
llireclnr Kr'ueii Name ppointrc
Who "Will -Minie iew l)nlie
Mav 1A
Diiector Kruen. nf Heilth and Clm
Itle teda appointed twent) -seven
mirrcs who villi be detailed to the Hu
ll ork ne Hlrng llie lino thnt prevention tcati of llraltli
Her than a cine liter, audi
Cs'y"
(7
Tho nurse who will aiinie thejr lu-
Ali
ce
Tji) lor Vk hiiiloii Givi'h TaiTsilir to Illustrate
, Vital Need for Red Croth N orker- in
Stricken Siinin Land
Owning l.ilicrlv llond- No Kv
cii-e for War-Cliel Slacking.
TlnVII Tell Public
vill, ask proprletoi of plea-uie pnik .0 , j,,1;?,"1'1 S'11' '
co-operate I'ranklin street; Marv i: Culbeit. IJI7
III r,w wheip objerllonable feature1 v,.rn, ririv.nnti .ireel . Crme Jl Hen.
are found, nnd lhoc ie-pimlble lire In- det-mn, .".II outh Twelfth street. Ma.
unemotional that a shell might optndeown question In the negative
within fifty feet of thcni unci not pro
duce anv nervous disorder at all Suili
men make good soldiers, even If they are
mentally deficient.
'The neuro-p'vthlatrlc wauls at the
base hospital at Camp Upton were
mast Ideal in their construction, and
have been furnished thoroughly bv the
surgeon general with all the appliances
for the diagnosis and treatment of men
tal and nervoiiH disease.
Major Menus S Uicgoi.v .alil Hut
t line n n short devotlnn-v! serv co mill! night wis duk and die wind
was held Tliedelegalrspra.ved for the 1 ,,Iov , mfll .,,. KlMnKCI tm.
succe's of Hi" I nllel Stales nnd Its
lllcs "ll13 or itai.v
In her leport .Mlrs Jtorehouse Indi
rectly approved the elimination nf the
Herman language In the I'nlted States.
She urged activlt.v bv the King Daugh
ters and Sons to help fore'gneia to mas
ter llie HugUslt linguage. siie said 'we
have been guilty of neglecting thctc
people. '
ulcht like
this mil
hoii'o nf
SHIPYARD NOISES SCARE EISH;
THEY ELEE DELAWARE RIVER Silsr,
1 In 11 Utile- room .1 child lav living
"There wa no fire and it was co'd
Theie w.11 Mnnl light, be, all e the wind
had b'own down the eleclile vvlu
Onlv t few candle remilneil In tho
house, and tho diucipg shiiluw thev
I threw on the face of the liltlo girl wcie
I more renilndful of d mgci mil death
ami tho ultir diikucs u I .iir1--1i-
woinau sat bi the bed with an mcrl-
11 'llie wind whlrllid The
me vie.il.ii and ealer
wntitd be nut on
on such an on ind
He in c limp mlcd lin In Ihr
Ihe living child
'Unit wmii iii'ielurned to meilia and
toll' the stmv tml cv to .1 reporter, who
found hoi nt lied Cross lieailipi irli 1
"-he Is Mls Mice Tax lor Whaiton who
ictiiiurd but a few dai ago from II ilj
mil her Ilil Cm iillrf wink anumg
tho icfngees and the sick mid stirvlng
vvoineu and children
Trained women ale vltallv needed In
It.ilv Vlt Whailnn .ald ' Tho.v
should bo able ti speak cither l'renih
or Italian should be versatile, capablo
mil willing In iln Tin foini of work
lirftieiit. Hi,, evidenio will be turned
over to the authorities for artlon
When l.leulen Hit Colonel Cliaile n
Hatch Coicrnmeut law enfon lug utll-1
ier In I'lill 11I1 Iphl.i war n,uotloncd
iiinceining tills liivetlgatlnti b dotllnid
lo coiiunenl
Coliuiel Hatch bad a innfeicnie this
iflernoon with Nell Honnei provident
nf the lictall I.I111101 Dealer' ssoclatlon
I tout. ruing plan fur preventing the s lie
That Is Theory of Twenty Fishermen After Capturing
Anemic Shad and Three Emaciated Herring, Too
Weak to Escape Nets
I A FISHL.KSS Delaware Klver 1 a pos
" slblllty.
Tliouranda of fish are descitlng the
trcam. Many have flocked to me
SVhuvlklll ancl smaller sircann ir
fety.
Those who know the temperament of
the average flh say that they
Six
fliael
Io thev must be able In feel as the
Strong puffs of wind came into the Malhus feel their own piiu and sorrow-
loom through i raiks of the houe Oc- I Hey Minuiii not onlv 1.,. elll.lent
aslnnalli a canillea fib kerlng light obtervnnt and quick but should be svni
was blown out "llie IhiclWiwom 111 Pathetli anil understand Hi it It lv la n
sticteeded in coaxing a little 11-imo out ' ountrv tint linn nirfeied mm li fmni the
of a single 1 cial. vr.v beginning 'I liov will be well re-
The wounii from Vinerlca arose and,t-elveu sienograpneis clerk nml all
went lo the door The doctoi lived
mile and a hilf nvwiv, nut In the pitch
black night. Toward that goal the
doctor's house the American went M10
wai fori ed to ciavvl liilf Hie wa along
the banks of a mini in the inky darl.
horses, captured Jut six sklinpv
In a previous tart the same trow man
aged to coiral thrco hungry -looking
herring Incidental, these men vveic.u ,,,.., v, .,, ,.,,, ,,... .,;, .
engaged to catch llsh for the C.overn-, ,,.,,, cc, h, ,ile ,ien c guts After tor
ment emplojc at Wa-hingtoii Hark. ., ,llhimPH ,, aliscii ,, .,KI,.
,.'!, ., , , , . ., , lcd lioura she reached the lioiie of
When tho workmen heard of the liar- .... .!.,,,.
vest Hies tegretted that tho ojsier ten-. ,.. .-i i..,. i.. 1.
sped son was over and gave thanks for the tl)ru9t ,, ,lrrtr) oll, of
ami cxlstente of the energetic liens
sorts or trained men mil women are
needed and thev are needed now The
conditions there an- terribl.v pilpnl in
irlstlou to lelief work '
Miss Whirlnn hrrsolf swept Pool
washed dishes, eairlcd water and per
formed odd Job that seemed not odd
but uece.irv under Hie inndlliiuii with
which she found heielf siirioundecl
She told the storv of liei night trip
n the ikn tot she explained ;ih an 1 x-
tho phvslil-111 amide of what one might be called upon
window and to do on occasion
Bcriotn time, llsheimen snj
I'ven the catflsli, which used to be out
at night 'biting" with tho cel3, hive
desetted aa well as Ihe carp
I demanded to know
what wa wanted1 ' nd the little
W lien be wa si e was asked
c WV a n
lantle along the Delaware The con- tt ,, mn r bl ,, , of hi. 1., t sin li a. lo ur W her ho wa
Kant rat-a-tat and bang-bang of ham- son that Hie other Inhabitants of i .'.'.'sHd ,"roUB,,
hers, the unearthly clatter of riveters I'eiawaie anouia uecome siacuera al tin .. . , oni, ,,ul ,, .1ne1lcan
ind other nolset that go with ship
kulldlnr activities have been too much
!or the nerves of the llsh that were at-
tustomed to peateful spnng anil sum-
glil, .Mi".H WharloiiT
uexl
1. 3d
morning
d nt s n 1 lock the
Iln little girl illid nt
lle-n, m(jp Illlrllctlnll nil Imw to
take advantage of Ihe work ilieadv
dune in the l.ibeilv l,n 111 dilve were
... , , , , I toncc ruing plan for preventing
given tn v. ,,,,. i.undred we.in.n war- (f mlor , ,n(,n , ,1(( (iPU(.
savings wmKeis In innferenie tu mo ltonncr icpoiled to the Colonel on
itelbxm.strntfiiiil Hotel lodi.v levohitlons adoiiled tn the association
Heiijimln II l.udlnw. of the speakeis . Tl!f,v' Hi'ludeil decision t refialn fioni
biireiiu was the lnsttn. tin T.io mi-lnii. , ,. -.,,,.. u,i E. ,..
ion H Hnitman, 15 Wet Logan street.
Mice M Woodward 5,l( snutli llft.v-flis-t
street IMiillne Crnt, ,""jn Haver
ford avenue Klnilra 1". Hunt "K12 Wcl
l.elilgh avenue. Anna A" McNeil. C".".-!
J.eed stieet, Hva 1. Macltea. -It De
Kalli slieet. l.llllan M Harvey, ATi Wet
Logan street, l.llllan S laiwtcnce, r.G
North l'lfl.v -Klxtli street, Dora Wele
1707 Columbia, avenue, Sara .1 Crane
B.M North i:ighteenth street , Ilea T
All-Silk
Foulard
$7.75
vMu3snn
Foularlj
meisaii
- (;
or s
Taffetit-
Dresses
.l Kl
-.tl
7.75
span. If ii' ji
newnctr an
zest. The
possible refit.
tiedare thi
silk drctsetTi
?J.7r. The
ate four n't
models. High
waisted youth
ful effects
mid two me
els for th
tho re sedai
Your choicef
lion hurry, at
$7.75'
Open h'foiini
Various dots and
patterns.
I'UUiVl & UAUt'MlIN Sl,
PHILADELPHIA
Oyirn Ktcuings.
RUSHING SEWER WORK
ner dass- A lew eimniea aic left They look
Tlather distressing eviaente or inc 11-11 wpu in u niiuariuni one out 01 piaeo in
ihortago waa brought to lignt tociaj, tne frying pan, 11 is asseitcii nj luiugij
when twenty men, asslstcu ny lour men
Will liiiiirito S.tnil.tiv bl.iln
of (Jn eminent l'l.uita
Te. Improve i ouilltioii'i nuoiii piniiie
PAY RAISKI). THKN IS 'FIRED'
lt llllt'ltM' ,,,,....--.-..- --" " - - . ,
where itnpnrlant (Jnvri nmeiit work is
MAGISTRATE TARGET
FOR BITTER ATTACK
Lawyer Tells Pcnnock That He
Lacks "Manhood and Is
Slated for Scrap-heap
NO 1918 COAL FAMINE,
PROMISE MADE HERE
Wli'I" iiii"n 101" -.--.. - rtr
being done. line, lor Dalesman will nuh
to lipid immdetlon an cxtcivilon of the bor
Refii-al in Work for O'iN'cil F tllamei)
liv Ou-tcil I'mplnve
llnrrl-liiirc. Xlay 10 William C 1 ih-
Inspector for the I'epirlment of l.i
Hid Industrj his been notified that
sloii wis 11 -llnil eonfereuce nn plxns
foi ' Pledge Week" which opens Sundaj
In complete I'hlladi Iplila ipint i In the
war-s ivlnir. cimpilgn
' Ilo lint bo pill 11IT bv il peotl tell
lug von lie I111 bought l.ilieitv llond
Ml l.udl'ivv Slid "I ho nliswn tn till
Is that thev then fullv unilcrstainl Hie
nens'ltv of gnlng deeper Into tlieli
piiLkelH. Thev c in also pledge the In
teicst nn tlieli linnili If nothing mole
'We must all i onsldoi ourselves liki
the nifti in tin- tr lining tamp We
are nil In tl lining to help them We
hive taken the flr"t-llne tnncbe in
Hie l.lb.Hv I.0111 dilve, We ale now for
attacking the si eond-llne Henche"
William We-t. Ilobert Kel.o ("assail
and Cheslci N I'arr alio delivered short
addresie IMedge 1 irds were distillmt-
d to all the woinc 11 present
l.verv chimb 111 I'hllailelphh and
towns thioughniil tin Haslern distriit
will bo vl"lteil bv women workers f-un-ilav
as a' piolnilnar step before tho
mtual opening of the one-week war-.avliiRs-stanin
drive to begin on Mon
dev Clergvineii nf all denomination':
hive been reqin led (o male a Jpeolil
nppi il to tliel" icingiegatloii to sign
pledge c-inl Wnrkeis will be si ltloned
nt tliecxlt ' .'cp the Vlfdges as Hie
congregations dlpcre
nniiiinietnent Ihst Ihe women are
nlie.idv nt work n made todiv at a
louferemc of wntken In the Hellevue-f-lratfnid
Miniv wile soliciting cter
cla' pieferring no' to wait for the of
fhliil opening nf Plidpe Week
The 1 urt ilii-tai(i mr me urive win
III the moinlng. 11 pleilt,e fioni the
bottlers to iefu.e to sell linuoi m- bei 1 1
to '"peakeile. ' and liulliorballon to
tlie executive intumlttic of the llquoi
dealers' as'-oelatlon tn take dt.istlc ac
tion in oa.i Hie organization's inks
are viol ited
gent of Hie Peparlinent of .luillce I
will Investigate ennilltloiis in the
Seventh waid, wheie nicording tn
mn Si oil a saloonkeeper thcin .no 1
thlil.v-twn speakeasies"
Heading to lltiilcl New llriilftt
llarrUburg, May 10 -I'laun for a"
;, 000. 000 loncrcte bridge tn repine
It present steel bildgp acios the Su-
ituebmiia Hlvei here have been draw 11
riilnirelplila and Heading II ill-
wav 'I lie? compirij annoiinceei it is
readv lo go ahead If the tjovernmcnl
gives il consent.
J A'
isHSfliY.
r m-
7 fm
Hyland
Union Suits!
Ail fabrics. All sizes. Com
fortable, stable and wear-
able. Hyland Union Suits
are the best obtainable and
sold here only.
Mann & dilks .
1102 CHESTNUT STREET
main sewer in niij-nrn Him .. 11 seivioes win not no ireiuiroet nfier lie Hem lonioriow ingui ai 1110 jieiro-
Piesent termlnu nt (iiHV HXPiiiin to tne ,. J i-lv,iur. ,,. ,,, ... snilr,. I nolltan Oneia House wlicn .lolm MiCoi-
wmilnra"rfew lavs Idds wil be ,',".1 on , w a, , onslOered such an clllclent ofllclal I "ck '" ',''' ,pn"' ""' ", 'T
l.i I'V.'LT .,.! cnntra.t't will be i.re.niptlj thai .,lr.h ir. bl, ,.,!.., v ,. i,,..,.rf Mar Spangled H inner am (hares M
"f.uan.a .0 bo . prnteeteil ,,e , f.n 11500 , ,1,00. On April he was 'ele'e, Corpof 'viH. Z,
. .i.'rpi.,.. kieel nod Iron Coinpin .Infonned that his icslgnatlou won d ...j .. n, .,.iii.i- ,,111 l. t.i..i,i.,i
1 . -. i.tutiirsn . .i,- n.. ...... ,...,.....
A bitter attack wan made upon Mag
istrate Tennock In the Ccntial Station
today by nphralm l.lpbchulB. a lawjer
representing thrco alleged "dope" deal.
r, who wcie heleHindcr T'OOO ball for
tourt.
Declaring the bill excessive, l.lpchutss
laid to Maeistratc Pennoik.
I "Tou take jour orderB fiom the &ec
ind and fifth floors (tho offices of the
Mayor and the Diiector of Public Safe
IjX If I bad 110 more manhood than
'rou, I would be ashamed to sit in that
fhalr. When the get through with jou,
they w)ll toss xou on tho scrap-tieap, too
jou have no red corpuscles In jour
blood."
The magistrate smiled.
, Afterward, lapschut told the icport
tra he had seen Captain of Detectives
Bouder tn conference with Maglstruto
Pennock before the hearing, and that be
bad seen Lieutenant le Htraugo In the
hearing room while the bearing was
going on. He raid they were there to
Intimidate the magistrate.
4; The men arraigned were John I'erus,
(Jlghteenth street near falrmount ac
pu"! Isadore Kprlnger, Kalrmount ave
nue near Nineteenth street, and Abe
Davis. Noble street near rifth.
EXAMS FOR HOSEMEN
lj-three Applicant! for Fire Depart
ment Jobi
class of fifty-three persons today
the civil service tenia for the nosl-
a lifiseman In the Bureau of Fire.
. .ilnhUa, resulting will be aDnolnted
Hill -vacancies caused by resignations.
Anotner esaniiniiuu iur uusenicii win
'held on May 3. A total of 117 hose-
LOtwy loon 1110 vivii evrviw iriq
promotion to mo posuion ai neu
.It 'The are a number of vacancies
it will be filled aa toon as the eligible
( tl TTWq liuuiic.
)LEN'AUTO INJURES MAN
, , , i , s
reur,-.. :fpe . After ,dr Ifin
FWBme 1 oie inq otaunoi
Jlii'..SAv.i ' xe. , 1- . ',,...-
FTBMVMW -IVl .u.
.bv 1, stolen automobile
etianoiKtrieinnon eve-
1 !',tc i :
Fuel Adtninislratioii Aiihoiiiic ?'!"?. J.!''",,..,,,I,;!f,.80xrh.r The iiiift
! . 1 . Tl ."Ml cniiceui I inaiiufarturlng cargo 1 irrleis
cs Dihtnbution Plan lo-Mnkc , eud .mi m nnrnu f
Recurrence Impossible . jurj:a ;Vi5?'L'lf!,i.rrVSlo.yrHlJ,M
and the work wil be done. CoundN about
two weeks ago passed nn ordinance .J.11
Deflnite assurance that thcie would be,thorlrlng nn npproprldlion of J.u.iH'u for
no recurrence next winter of the recent ."''ilrclun" Daniel has infonned Mav or
coal famine waa given toda.v at a con-.Smith that to aid him In iirompt coin
ferencc of Penns,lva,,la counl, chalr-!.'! ,V,7anV" V.i'makV'lt5 el.Tfor
men and Wanhlngton fuel hr-nl. at the .the sueoesful blddci to ol'laln the iiec.e
Unlveitlty Club U.uy matcilale -,
T A. Morrow, cf the national fuel . xl;w c-pAMI'S FOR USE
admlnkl.qllnli In nlmnwn n -nl1.. ..It. i,&4
niiiiiMlinu a, iuii, . Lliamc U n Illll Al Jl !
distribution, made this announcement ns
he outlined plans for an equitable dis
tribution of fuel It developed at the
conference that the anthracite distribut
ing lommlttee. lomposed of anthracite
operators, ban nut tho powei lo deter
mine where fuel shall be shipped, as
said In a recent statement, which pre
dicted a serious coal famine again next
w Intel.
Under the plans outlined todav. the
icsponslblllty for determining the exact
tonnage to be allottd to each county
rests with the county administrator!!.
They are required lo forward the needs
of tho communities under the jurisdic
tion to William Potter,' .State adminis
trator, for approval. '
When the "various estimates are
checked up and approved or corrected,
the lists will be sent to Washington,
from the recommendation made by Mr.
Potter, the committee will be required
to see tlutt the various counties arc
shipped the fuel needed.
RAILROAD MAN KILLED
Found on Tricks With Foot Cut Off
ind Skull Frictured
Trenton, N. J.. May 10, Ills bkull
fractured and left foot cut off at the
ankle. I C. Conway, of Wilmington,
Del. fireman on the Pennsylvania
rtAllrnad. wan found dead on thee imrifa
at Mlllham Junction today.
lie baa on u pair or icainer gloves
and It la believed that ho had been
(shoveling coal when the accident hap
pened, lie waa unmarried.
" I
Shows laimdale Heligious Center
Linielale. Pi.. May 10. Jif connection j
with tbe week ecieDrmion ur me dedica
tion 01 ine imw v.ni:iiviciue:r cuurcii.
tho Kev, J. J. llotlirock. of the Reformed
Church, gave . historical address to
night on me origin una growin or vi-
ihu m ltlll BWUOfl,
UN MAIL HY AIUI'LANE
krc.it Volume of Fir-I-Clis Mailer lo
He Diverted to Aerial
Service
l'lnal inspection of the aerial mall
landing station In llustleton by Govern
ment officials will be made today or
tomorrow, acco.dlng to word re.elved
today bv Assistant Postmaster l-W'r,
A signal corps olllcer was expected here
I ik morning lor mm i""i"'V, , , ..,.
The Washington Phlludelph la -New
York aliplanc mal service 111 stait
May IK. Twelve aliplanes will bo en
caged In tho service.
The rate charged for mall by this
route has been set at twenty-four cents
an ounce or each fraction thereof. New-twenty-four-cent
stamps of a special do.
slgnwlil be forwarded bv Postmaster
General Hurleeon for use on mall trans,
ported 'by a,r loutes.
'Business men to whom I have talked
on the subject are enthusiastic about
.h. new mall service." Postmaster
Thornton said todav. "They will aend
v rtual y all ineir uiai-i-in- -;" "
and Washington mall by thin route. It
will mean a.cicat saving of time.'
DEATH ENDS LONG CAREER
OF CAMDEN JOURNALIST
John C. Harper Covered Anli-Slavcry
Convention in 1830 as
Reporter
John C. Harper, editor of the Camden
Dally Courier, who waa the only sur
xivlng nowwpapcr man of those 'cover
ing" the convention for abolished slavery
north of Missouri In 1856. Is dead nt
Ilia home. 110 North Brighton avenue.
A,l5Ilt.!U,vi,,rl;rv IB. 1S33 In Pittsburgh.
Mr Harper entered newspaper work a
a printing apprentice. lie, later went
to the Pittsburgh leader. Afterward
be founded the Pittsburgh Sunday
Mrf'lUrper In 180 came to this city.
tn ins he went to Camden with the
Courter-A His flrat xote for President
Ili
take efTect May 1 L,., 1,. 1: T stntetburv Pnllovv Ink-
lie prote'ted lo .tlnriiev (ienernl 1 ipn sneee h bv Ml S-i'livsnb Mcf'oniiack
Riomi and was given fifteen davs nf .will again lend his vnko tn the cuter-
gi.-.e.e Up leave tho pivrotl next week
with tne distinction of lmlng rccelveiV
n J300 ra!e and been dlchirged wlllilu'
slxt.v davs.
"II103 let me go, said Sil Kisliei lo
ci ij, beciiii'n I vvouliMmt thiuw down
111 friend l.iitc In March lhe.v pave me
tluce O'Nell nomliiatinii pipers and told
me tn git Hum fllli'd with plgnei I had
some Mend, fill 0110 of them, unit then .
I turned It In t did nothing with the Hiciuniloali Ilai-cs lionor I la
other two so the have dis-chiiced me" hhenindoali. Pa., May 10 TIiIb cltx s
i: C nhei of Milton will si.e..e.,i honor II ig wa raised ast night with
.. 1, 11 nei. ot .union win uci,ceit plc(,,lx(. ,fremonle The oiator was
to the place. rthur n IMwurds
talnnient nf the audience
I'hlladi Iph'u iiiiinheti of the Hincr
gfiic .Mil will iiiiilcli In the I.lbeit)
Ftalue Soulb I'eim Squaio, Mniuliv nft
einoon nnd hi 11 bodv pledge their sup
pot 1 to Hie thiift dilve 1'reeland
Kendikk I'eeclvci of Taxes iinuouiieed
that lh member of l.u I.u Tenip'c
would take part In a big intrlolli deni
ttr.ition next I'rldav afternoon
Owing to the great de
mand for seats for the
Mass Meeting of the
War Savings Committee.
tomorrow night, at the Metropolitan
Opera House, it is announced that
positively no seats will be reserved
after 8 o'clock.
A limited supply of general ad
mission tickets will be distributed at
, W. S. S. Headquarters, 1431 Walnut
Street, and the Woman's Commit
tee, W. S. S., Lincoln Building.
aimanun
HM..1M
i ensTseeuni
eovuiwuT
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Charles M. Schwab, Director-General
Emergency Meet Corporation, will
make the powerful address.
John McCormack will sing.
Sifi2tflfc2ftltt.
E. T. Stetwburyt.wjll preside.
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